2023 Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$36,200
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate” ranking.
Ocean Engineering is the 306th most popular major in the country with 285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ocean engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,550 and had an average of $24,820 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in ocean engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ocean engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ocean engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying oe.
Top 8 Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s OE degrees to qualified students.
UNH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus supports 14,348 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNH]](/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #4 spot on the list. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 708 of the 30,805 students enrolled at Florida Atlantic University were GI Bill® students, of which 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida Atlantic University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full FAU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 6,775 students enrolled at Florida Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,500. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s OE students in 2020-2021.
Stevens also took the #3 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 7,257 students enrolled at Stevens, 48 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,200. During this same period, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Stevens Veteran Student Life Report
University of Rhode Island ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate list. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 3 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
URI also made our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 381 of the 17,649 students enrolled at University of Rhode Island were GI Bill® students, of which 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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University of Delaware came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for OE for a Doctorate ranking. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s OE degrees to qualified students.
UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 364 of the 23,613 students enrolled at UD were GI Bill® students, of which 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,229. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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